The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-28
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melon question.
The contract for constructing the Normal
College building for colored teachers at Tai
lahassee has been awarded by the State
| Board of Education to Gilmore & Davis, OF
that city. The bids were as follows: A. j.
Fish, 400; w. F. Davis, 81, 765; Joseph
Duncan, 81 $50; F. c. Gilmore and George
| l. Davis, 81 $50.
Wednesday last two attachments were
| issued against the Orange Belt Investment
Company, one in favor of c. III. Curry for
| 1000 damages, and one in favor of Louis
McLain for 81, 800 damages These attach
ments were levied at late hour Wednes-
day evening on the factory Of the company
socated at Oakland.
! A large number of Tallahasseans are still
at Teresa-on- the-Gulf Among the latest
departures are Col. and Mrs R. II. Gamble,
Capt. r. c. Long, Col. ID. s. Walker, Jr.,
and Messrs Bernard Blackburn and Arvah
| Hopkins, Miss Maggie A. Pearce, Miss Let
tie B. Gamble and others of their party are
| expected to return in few days.
On Sunday a man by the name of Camp
committed suicide at Crows Bluff, a land
ing on the st. Johns river, about ten miles
east of Acron. Camp was stranger, and
but little is known of his past career. He
had been staying with Mr.. Templin, at
Judge Bryson's place, at Hawkinsville. So
trade, no friends and no money.
The Governor has made the following APP
pointments: As Supervisors of Registra-
tion-Leroy Allen, for Franklin county; G.
w. Bannerman, for Leon county. Also the
following dentists as members of the Board
of Dental Examiners; t, A. Lee. of Pen
sacola; w. H. Shine, of Tallahassee; w. Z.
Seigler, of Gainesville; J. l.. Jones, of
Jacksonville; Duff Post, of Tampa.
j. r. White, of the Citra Neto Era, has a
novelty in the way of a telegraph line. Mr..
Bishop has wire fence running from the
Florida Railway and Navigation depot to
the Florida Southern depot, distance of
about one mile. He made circuit by run
ming a wire from the Ne,o Era office to the
fence, connecting it with one of the fence
wires, which made circuit of the Florida
Southern depot. He has six offices on his
short line
Dick Clark, who has been confined in Jail
at Madison for several weeks, under the
charge of entering a house in the night
time with the intent to commit a felony,
waa on last Friday released upon bond, the
same being fixed at 5000 His confinement
has been detrimental to his health to such
an extent that much sympathy has been en-
listed in his behalf The devotion of his
mother to him has never failed him, but
day after day she has been seen to go to-
through the bars.
Lake County Court convened at Bloom
field Tuesday, Judge ID. II. Yancy presid-
ing. The first criminal trial held. in Lake
county was the State of Florida VS. George
White, a case of forgery of a check against
Thomas Jones on the Eustis bank for 1873. 10,
George White having received the money
on the check. The prisoner was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty Nine witnesses we're
examined, two white and seven colored
The witnesses were separated and not al
lowed to hear each others testimony. After
hearing all the evidence the court held the
prisoner for his appearance before the
higher court, which convenes on January
next His bond was fixed at 800. in default
of witch he was taken to the Orlando Jail,
Bloomfield not yet having jail completed.
Much misrepresentation having existed as
to the true status of the FL. S. Kedney lemon
plantation at Crown Point, the following
facts may be of general interest. There are
three separate groves of 1900 trees, en-
bracing sixtv-eignt acres lin round numbers
seventy and four and a half more in nur-
sery. The grove was originally all orange,
and though but five years old was buddeG
three years ago with the Villa Franka
lemon Scattered over the whole extent
are, however, few solitary orange trees,
and one solid grove of them, five acres in
extent, soon to be converted, by budding,
into lemon stock. No less than fifteen
acres will probably be added to
the seventy above named the coming
season, and, if arrangements can be
made, twenty or thirty more. The product
this season viii be 500 crates and average
from IS TO s. per crate. The first monthly
shipment was made the latter part of last
week. The shipments will continue as the
lemons ripen, for three or four months.
At Titusville Friday, C. R. Cook, prom
inent citizen Of that place, shot and killed
instantly G.. A. Hoyt, another prominent
business man of that city. Mr.. Hoyt, the
victim, was noted as the most peaceably
disposed man in town, and the crime was
entirely unprovoked. The cause OF the assault
by Cook, as far as can be learned, was on
account of his being annoyed last night by
Mrs. Hoyt. who resides next to him,
by her playing the piano to late
hour. There was but one shot
fired, the ball passing through Hoyt's
left breast There is much excitement
among the citizens. The prisoner is safely
lodged in Jail, aud no further trouble is APP
pretended, although threats of lynching
have been made. Mrs. Cook, the wife of
the prisoner, is we'll advanced in delicate
condition, which adds to the sadness of the
case Mr.. Hoyt was formerly of Jackson
Vile, where bis aged mother now resides
He has been Engaged in the ship building
business and was one of the most harmless
and peaceable men in Brevard county. He
leaves a wife, formerly Miss Thomas, who
lost brother by killing at Titusville two
years ago.